The Federal Board of Revenue is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in the Customs Rules, 2001.

GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN

(REVENUE DIVISION)

FEDERAL BOARD OF REVENUE

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Islamabad, the 29th January, 2008.

NOTIFICATION

(CUSTOMS)

S.R.O. 90(I)/2008.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 219 of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Federal

Board of Revenue is pleased to direct that the following further amendments shall be made in the Customs Rules, 2001, namely:-

In the aforesaid Rules,–

(1) in rule 559, after sub-rule (5), the following new sub-rule shall be added, namely:-

“(6) The licence issued to a carrier by the Collector of Origination shall be valid throughout the country.”;

(2) in rule 562, in sub-rule (4), for the word “consignment”, the word “vehicle” shall be substituted;

(3) in rule 563,–

(a) after the word “weighed”, the words “in metric tons and measured in litres” shall be inserted; and

(b) after the word “weighment”, the comma and word “, measurement” shall be inserted;

(4) in rule 564,–

(a) for sub-rule (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(1) The security seal, as required under rule 563, shall invariably be checked on arrival at the customs-

station within the jurisdiction of Collectorate of Clearance. The duplicate copy of the Permit shall be presented

to the Customs officer at the customs-station at the time of filing of Goods Declaration (GD) for export along

with documents necessary for export.”; and

(b) after sub-rule (3), the following new sub-rule shall be added, namely:-

“(4) In case there is any variation of more than one per cent in the quantity declared in the Permit under rule

563 and the one endorsed or certified by the ISAF or, as the case may be, DESC, action under appropriate

provisions of the Customs Act, 1969 (IV of 1969), the Sales Tax Act, 1990 and other laws applicable shall be

initiated against the carrier and other persons found involved.”; and

(5) after rule 569, in Appendix-I,–

(a) after S.No.10 and the entry relating thereto, the following new serial number and the entry relating thereto shall

be inserted, namely:-

“10-A. Net Quantity (in litres) ____________”; and

(b) after S.No.21 and the entry relating thereto, the following shall be added, namely:-

“22. For action by ISAF/DESC

(i) Net Quantity ( in litres ) received ___________ (in numbers and words)

(ii) Variation, if any, in quantity received viz-a-viz quantity declared (both in

litres and in percentage):-______________________

(iii) Whether all seals found intact(Yes or No)______________

(iv) Remarks, if any:

Date:________________

Name, signature and seal of

ISAF/DESC representative

in Afghanistan

1. Reconfirmed and certified to be true.

Name, signature and seal of

ISAF/DESC representative in Pakistan.”.

Date____________________

[C.No.3(59)EP/96-Fuel]

(M. Junaid Jalil Khan)

Second Secretary (Export Policy)